Candle-holder.



G. KOWALSKY.

CANDLE HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED DBO. 2a, 1913.

Patented Mar. 24, 1914.

GEORGE KOWALSKY, OFMGDQWELL, WEST VIRGINIA.

CANDLE HoLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 24,1914.

Application filed December 23, 1913. Serial no, 808,434.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE KowALsKY, a subject of the Emperor of Russia, residing at McDowell, in the county of McDowell and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Candle-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in holders for candles and resides in the provision of such a device which is desi 'ned to support candles in a reliable and efiicient manner.

An important object of my invention is to provide a holder of the character described which consists of a cylindrical tube adapted to receive a candle and which employs a novel form of means for adjusting and supporting the candle in different positions relative to the tubular member.

Another important object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which is simple as to construction, reliable and efiicient in operation, and which may be cheaply manufactured.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and thenmore particularly pointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form a part of this application.

lVith reference to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken through the holder showing a candle therein and the means for adjusting the candle relative to the tubular holder or casing, Fig. 2 is a top plan view, Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the adjusting means, and Fig. 1 is a detail sectional view showing the pawl and ratchet arrangement forming a part of the adjusting means.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 1 designates as an entirety a cylindrical tubular holder or casing formed of aluminum or some other suitably light metal. This casing or tubular member 1 is open at both ends and adapted to receive a upper edge of candle designated A so that the upper portion of the candle is extended beyond the upper portion of the tubular member 1. A plug 2 is inserted within the lower open end of the tube 1 and is provided with a conical opening 3 centrally therein to facilitatethe vice to a fixture not shown. Mounted upon opposite sides of the tube 1 adjacent the upper end thereof are adjusting devices 4: and 5 which are similar as to construction and arrangement and adapted to adjust the candle A relative to the tube 1. This adjustment is desirable when the candle has burned down to the upper edge of the tube 1.

Since the devices 4 and 5 are similar it is thought necessary to describe only one of them and in this connection the one 5 is chosen.

The adjusting 6 that is rotatably mounted about a fixed shaft 7 secured at one terminal adjacent the the tube 1 in any suitable manner. A conical cap 8 is mounted upon the outer end of the shaft 7 and is provided with an inwardly extending recess 9 which alines with a similar opening 10 in the central portion of the ratchet 6. The ratchet 6 is secured upon its outer face to the inner face of the cap 8 in any suitable manner so that the ratchet turns with the turning of the cap 8.

A tubular member 11 is fixed at one terminal within the recess 9 in the cap 8 and extends outwardly centrally of the recess so that its outer end is approximately flush with the inner face of the ratchet 6. The tubular member 11 is provided at its outer end with an annular flange 12. A spring pawl 13 is pivoted as at 14 upon the tube 1, engages a stop pin 15 on the tube 1 inter mediate its ends and at its free end it is adapted for engagement with the ratchet 6 to hold the same in adjusted position.

A circular groove 16 is preferably formed in the lower end of the candle A to receive a flexible cord 17 which extends upwardly through the tube and out through an opening 18 therein adjacent its upper end so that its free end may be secured in any suitable manner upon the tubular member 11 which rotates with the conical cap 8.

To adjust the candle A relative to the tube 1 the conical cap 8 is turned causing the tubular member 11 to likewise rotate and exert a pull upon the flexible cord 17 which device 5 consists of a ratchet in turn tends to pull the candle A upwardly and out of the tube 1. The pawl and ratchet arrangement hereinbefore described facilitates the holding of the candle in adjusted position. It is obvious that while I have shown two adjusting devices 4:

' and 5 respectively, that only one mightbe employed with sufliciently good results.

It is apparent with reference to the force going description and accompanying drawings that I have provided a holder for candle sticks which will enable the ready adjustment of the candle relative to the holder in a reliable and efficient manner.

Suitable decorative designs may be formed on the tube 1 or cap 8 of the adjusting devices for the purpose of ornamentation, if

. be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claims.

hat is claimed is 1. A candle holder comprising a tubular member adapted to receive a candle and having both ends open, a plug fitted within one of the open ends of the tubular member, and adjusting means upon the tubular member and operatively connected with the candle, said means comprising a rotatable element having a recess therein extending from one face thereof, a ratchet secured to the rotatable element and adapted to rotate therewith, a pawl secured to the tubular member and adapted for engagement with the ratchet, and a flexible element secured adj acent the lower end of the candle and operatively connected within the recess of the rotatable element and adapted to be wound therein.

2. A candle holder comprising a tubular member adapted to receive a candle, and means for adjusting the candle relative to the tubular member mounted upon the tubu- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cent lar member and comprising a conical cap provided with an inwardly extending recess rotatably connected exteriorly of the tubular member and adjacent the upper end thereof, a winding member mounted centrally within the recess and adapted to rotate with the cap, a flexible element adapted to be secured to the lower end of the candle and connected with the winding member and adapted to be wound thereon, a ratchet fixed upon the inner face of said cap, a aawl adapted to engage the ratchet and holc the candle in adjusted position.

3. A candle holder comprising a cylindrical tubular member having one end closed and the other open adapted to receive a candle, adjusting members arranged upon opposite sides of the tubular member adjacent the top thereof, and each of said adjusting members comprising a conical cap having an inwardly extending recess therein, a pin secured to the tubular member and extending outwardly therefrom, a flanged tube fixed centrally within the recess and secured centrally to the cap, said pin adapted to extend within the second tubular member, a ratchet secured upon the inner face of each of the caps and adapted to re tate therewith, a flexible element connecting each of the flanged tubular members within the recess with the lower end of a candle and adapted to be wound upon the flanged tubular member upon the rotation of the cap, and a pawl adapted to engage the ratchetto hold the candle in adjusted position.

4;. A candle holder comprising a cylindrical tubular member having one end closed and the other open adapted to receive a candle, and adjusting members arranged upon the tubular member acent the top thereof, said adjustable members each comprising a ratchet, a pawl adapted to engage the ratchet, winding means suitably connected with the ratchet, and a flexible element secured at its ends to the winding means and the lower end of the candle.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE KOlVALSKY.

\Vitnesses Pnns'ron C. PETERS, HARRY O. PETERS.

5 each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patent! Washington, D. G. 

